Killing my business, been slow all week, 9 inches overnight Monday, plus what’s coming. Should have flown south
Here We Go Again - winter storms #2 and #3 Wed-Fri 1/10 thru 1/12
- Thread starter bagdropper
- Start date
Jelly most contractor I have are 50% annual contract 50% event based. The contracts give you protection if low season, the the event based billing covers higher snow totals.
How will we be able to tell?Carver is going to be an absolute morgue for the Nebraska game Friday night.
Channel 13 estimating 8-9 inches for Des Moines Thursday night/Friday.
I just hope the potential upcoming snow isn't heavy AF like this last batch.
Dry and fluffy. Gonna be too cold to have wet snow.
Makes sense. I guess I never put too much thought into it.
Too much weed bro, that's why you can't think.
And the ESE counties - bordering the river - are forecast to get hit the hardest with this one, right?Channel 13 estimating 8-9 inches for Des Moines Thursday night/Friday.
****ity ****. One big storm a week is more than enough, thank you.
I mean it was just like 58 degree on Christmas in SE Iowa, so we can't complain too much.....and I truly don't mind snow, even kind of enjoy it, BUT this super wet slushy 12+ bullsh*t is not good.
I hear you. Unfortunately two of our biggest contracts are/were malls which obviously are a dying breed. We used to get bonus money from them over a certain threshold for snow. The fact that they can pay their utility bill let alone us is a minor miracle.
I'm setting the over/under on when this week's snow fully melts as March 26. Thoughts?
I'll take the over if HyVee parking lot snow mountains count.
Relatedly, when I grew up in Wisconsin, those huge parking lot snow mounds sometimes would not completely melt until June or damn near.
I just used mine at lunch, our front roof line hangs over the front steps so if the snow melts over the eaves, it turns the steps to ice.
I got banned from the library for using books to roll joints.
- Sep 13, 2002
- 97,953
- 204,311
- 113
What if the storm goes into Saturday?
When we had 60ish inches a few years ago our pile behind HYVee stayed until June.
Yep...we should get the latest narrative shortly. But they have dropped the above graphic and also issued a winter storm watch.
I'm ready for today's bummer
I'm ready for today's bummer
That's been what most of the winter systems have been doing so far this season - they mentioned it in the morning narrative in the OP. That's why I place my faith in the QC NWS guys ore than any other source.
They know our area better than anybody else.
That being said (shrugs shoulders knowing "not this shit again" might very well occur)...
Another weather warning. Current Estimates 5-10. Saw another model 12 to 16 oofta. I am fine with 3-6 LOL. Should be the fluffier stuff. Every bottom and pond should get filled with snow if we get closer to that 10 range. My blower was having trouble on the side already with the 2 1/2 foot drifts. Not looking forward to that.
Definitely fluffier stuff, but it'll be accompanied with 40mph winds it sounds like. That'll be a bitch.
Snowmobilers paradise LOL. Nice 12 inches of good compacted snow. Another 5-10 of the fluffy stuff.
This will be a big win for friends with snowmobiles to be able to actually use the damn things.
I really hope this crap misses us. Please be wrong.
The afternoon narrative...tonight first.
Snow totals of 2 to 3 inches are possible north and west of a
Vinton to Cedar Rapids to Dubuque line with 1 to 2 inches to the
south and east. Along and south of Interstate 80 less than a half an
inch of snow is expected. Snow will quickly end by 3 AM with clouds
thinning across the area through 6 AM.
By itself, not bad. But when you tack on Thursday night and Friday to it...CRAP.
Now, Friday...sigh. One thing - the heaviest, widest band they're talking about is northern Illinois into southern Wisconsin. The Iowa heavy band they're talking about is roughly the PDC WI area down to just north of the QC, narrowing down a strip west to the DM area roughly from I80 in the south with the northern edge roughly PDC down to Waterloo then down to a bit north of DM metro.
And we're 24 or so hours from the beginning so subject to change obviously. And again, these storms have been shifting west, so chances are if this follows that trend (BIG if) this funnel shaped target area most likely would shift west too.
Timing:
The first round of moderate to heavy snow and mixed
precipitation is expected to move in quickly from the southwest
Thursday night mostly after 8 PM in the southwest, reaching the
northeast counties after midnight. Then there could be a dry
slot that works into the southern half or so of the area later
Friday morning into the midday period before the precipitation
redevelops, becoming widespread during the afternoon/evening.
The snow will continue through Friday night gradually becoming
lighter after 9 PM to midnight, with occasional light snow
lasting into Saturday morning.
Snowfall:
Our latest model blended snowfall forecast has a widespread 4"
to 8" of snow across the area, heaviest north of I-80. WPC`s 60
member ensemble has 70-90% chances for 6" or more along/north of
I-80, highest NE of the Quad Cities with 30% in the far south.
For 8", the probabilities range from less than 30% in the south
to 70% northeast of the Quad Cities. Amounts over 8" are
possible across the northeast but will let later shifts
reassess before ramping up the forecast amounts.
Winds/Blowing Snow:
Due to the colder air mass advecting in Friday/Friday night,
SLRs which may start fairly low Thursday night (at or below
10:1) will trend much higher into the evening and nighttime
period to 15:1 - 17:1. For this reason, we are concerned about
significant blowing and drifting in open and rural areas as the
dry snow blows across the old/hard snowpack. The tight surface
pressure gradient between the surface low to our east in the
970s and arctic high pressure building into the Northern Plains
will result in strong NW winds sustained 20-25 mph with gusts of
40+ mph at times from Friday afternoon into Saturday AM.
The afternoon narrative...tonight first.
Snow totals of 2 to 3 inches are possible north and west of a
Vinton to Cedar Rapids to Dubuque line with 1 to 2 inches to the
south and east. Along and south of Interstate 80 less than a half an
inch of snow is expected. Snow will quickly end by 3 AM with clouds
thinning across the area through 6 AM.
By itself, not bad. But when you tack on Thursday night and Friday to it...CRAP.
Now, Friday...sigh. One thing - the heaviest, widest band they're talking about is northern Illinois into southern Wisconsin. The Iowa heavy band they're talking about is roughly the PDC WI area down to just north of the QC, narrowing down a strip west to the DM area roughly from I80 in the south with the northern edge roughly PDC down to Waterloo then down to a bit north of DM metro.
And we're 24 or so hours from the beginning so subject to change obviously. And again, these storms have been shifting west, so chances are if this follows that trend (BIG if) this funnel shaped target area most likely would shift west too.
Timing:
The first round of moderate to heavy snow and mixed
precipitation is expected to move in quickly from the southwest
Thursday night mostly after 8 PM in the southwest, reaching the
northeast counties after midnight. Then there could be a dry
slot that works into the southern half or so of the area later
Friday morning into the midday period before the precipitation
redevelops, becoming widespread during the afternoon/evening.
The snow will continue through Friday night gradually becoming
lighter after 9 PM to midnight, with occasional light snow
lasting into Saturday morning.
Snowfall:
Our latest model blended snowfall forecast has a widespread 4"
to 8" of snow across the area, heaviest north of I-80. WPC`s 60
member ensemble has 70-90% chances for 6" or more along/north of
I-80, highest NE of the Quad Cities with 30% in the far south.
For 8", the probabilities range from less than 30% in the south
to 70% northeast of the Quad Cities. Amounts over 8" are
possible across the northeast but will let later shifts
reassess before ramping up the forecast amounts.
Winds/Blowing Snow:
Due to the colder air mass advecting in Friday/Friday night,
SLRs which may start fairly low Thursday night (at or below
10:1) will trend much higher into the evening and nighttime
period to 15:1 - 17:1. For this reason, we are concerned about
significant blowing and drifting in open and rural areas as the
dry snow blows across the old/hard snowpack. The tight surface
pressure gradient between the surface low to our east in the
970s and arctic high pressure building into the Northern Plains
will result in strong NW winds sustained 20-25 mph with gusts of
40+ mph at times from Friday afternoon into Saturday AM.
Carver is going to be an absolute morgue for the Nebraska game Friday night.
I just bought two tickets for $6. I'll snowshoe my way to CHA if I have to.
- Sep 13, 2002
- 97,953
- 204,311
- 113
I was planning on going to Snowstar after work tonight to take advantage of the new snowfall.
Went to check hours and got this message:
What the ACTUAL F!?
It's been in the 20s and 30s all week and we just got 12 INCHES OF F----ING SNOW.
You had one job, dipshits.
- Sep 13, 2002
- 97,953
- 204,311
- 113
Guess fun isn't IN SEASON in FREAKING JANUARY AT A SKI RESORT.I was planning on going to Snowstar after work tonight to take advantage of the new snowfall.
Went to check hours and got this message:
What the ACTUAL F!?
It's been in the 20s and 30s all week and we just got 12 INCHES OF F----ING SNOW.
You had one job, dipshits.
I am irrationally angry at this, lol.
Similar threads
